YEREVAN. - We hope that in the near future the two foreign ministers will be able to meet together in Moscow or perhaps elsewhere to prepare the ground for the presidents to meet, U.S. co-chair of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, Ambassador Richard Hoagland told reporters on Monday, answering the question of Armenian News – NEWS.am as to whether there are specific agreements on organizing a high-level meeting.

In his words, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs and others, including the their political leadership, are always working to find the right condition to bring together the foreign ministers, or, eventually even the presidents. “There is a process going on right now. I think it’s no secret that the two foreign ministers have been meeting in Moscow separately. We hope that in the near future the two foreign ministers will be able to meet together in Moscow or perhaps elsewhere to prepare the ground for the presidents to meet,” Hoagland said.

Responding to the second question of Armenian News – NEWS.am reporter as to whether he sees prospects for the resumption of the negotiation process, considering the military rhetoric of Baku and its refusal to settle the issue by peaceful means, Mr Hoagland said: “This is part of the diplomatic process, you see. Our job right now as co-chairs means that we are talking to all the players. And, in fact, tomorrow we will go to Nagorno-Karabakh. We will meet with authorities in Stepanakert. And we want to make sure that everyone knows what are the options because it is time to begin negotiating again. We cannot allow violence to be the solution to this long-standing issue. Violence is not an answer. Violence destroys families; violence harms economies, so we must look for the most possible solutions.”